Connecticut SolidWorks User Group Meeting Agenda for December 8th,
2011

11/29/11

We trust your holidays were safe
and festive.We bring more good
cheers in the form of news of our next meeting.ConnSWUG returns yet again to theEli Whitney Museum
in Hamden CT on Thursday, December 8th.There will be presentations by our very own members Paul Parise and
Garry Gulledge, and of course, the museum will be open for all to enjoy.There will be the usual meet and greet at 5:30 but feel free to show
earlier to check out the museum and it’s fantastic displays.

Next meeting is set for September 22nd at the NEAM in
Windsor Locks, CT...stay tuned for more details!

5/10/11

If you haven't heard the news yet then listen up!
The next ConnSWUG meeting is going to be held at
Mastercam Headquarters in
Tolland Connecticut on Thursday, June 9th. There will be live Mastercam
demonstrations in their R&D Machine shop, a tour of their "Green" facility,
presentations from Keith Butzgy of Mastercam and Rob Rodriguez of
Axis CAD Solutions,
as well as Vendors & Partners to network with as well.

This meeting has all the indications to be the
meeting of the year for ConnSWUG. As some of you know that have attended
prior meetings, there are always some nice VIP surprises in attendance.
This meeting might be no exception. It just might be worth the trip up to
the quiet corner of Connecticut.

Stay tuned for more info and we'll post an official
agenda once it's available.

It's about time I make some time and update the website as
I promised at our last meeting so here I go....

As most of you know...I
attended my first SolidWorks World (SWW 2011) and all I can say is...FIND A WAY
TO GET TO SWW 2012!!! If you can barter some time thru your boss and place of
employment...DO IT & GO!!! The networking and sessions by themselves
are enough of a reason to attend! I'll share those thoughts along with
other valuable information of SolidWorks World 2011 at our March meeting. I could
possibly have some surprise news that will be...ummm...shocking. Well...it was for
me.

I'm still on the hunt to locate a place for our March
meeting. I was hoping for a location along 95 around Westbrook but that
seems to have fell thru. I'm currently looking at a location in Meriden and
if that doesn't pan out...we'll try an 'ol favorite...The Clock & Watch Museum in
Bristol. I'll certainly keep you posted.

Just a reminder...you can follow me on Twitter under username Edsonius. I
use this account for all things relative in the world of SolidWorks...mostly.
Take a look at my following list. You will find some SolidWorks heavy hitters
that could provide helpful content.

So that's it...I can't wait to share my SolidWorks World
experience with all of you. Be ready to be rocked with a SolidWorks World
presentation for our March meeting.

Cheers!

11/30/10

Click
theRSVPto attend the ConnSWUG meeting on December 8th, 2010 at the
Eli Whitney Museum in Hamden, CT. Click the image below to download a PDF
of the agenda.

First off...a representative from
Connecticut Corsair
will give us a quick introduction to their project which involves restoring a
Corsair F4U-4 inverted gull wing monoplane that were manufactured in the Nutmeg State and
were heavily used in WWII.
Mark Bliek of Bolton Works will show us a technical hands-on presentation of the items he
has
scanned for this project. Mark Biasotti of SolidWorks will then give us a presentation
on how to manipulate scanned data using Surfacing (and possibly other)
techniques.

OK...so that's just the start of the actual meeting.
If you arrive between 5pm and 5:45...a C-CAT representative will show you their
laser room and some of the cool things they create using lasers. I cannot
guarantee there will be live a demonstration but if they can they will. At
the same time Mark Bliek will give a quick live demonstration with his
equipment.

And wait...there's more! ConnSWUG plans to unveil
their modeling contest for all ConnSWUG members to take part. More
details to follow but for the most part it's exactly as it sounds.
Create a model that captures the heart of ConnSWUG members. The winning
model will become our
new ConnSWUG insignia for the world to see. Win a great prize too!

We will have the usual events like the meet
and greet and food and beverages for all. We'll open the meeting with some
general news and notes from around the SWUG world and close the meeting with
some future news and notes.

So...if you ever wanted to meet Mark Biasotti of
SolidWorks fame, here is your
chance. If you ever wanted to see a scanned item turned into a solid,
edited using surface techniques, here's your chance. Come to think of
it...there is a bunch of
"here is your chance" moments and reason to attend this meeting.
Kindly leave April 1st (and this is no
April Fools joke) clear and open on your calendar and attend what will
be a very interesting and well attended meeting.

There might be one more surprise...after
all...ConnSWUG did "officially" turn 1 in the
month
of March.

Cheers!

Click this RSVP
to attend the next ConnSWUG meeting on Thursday, April 1st, 2010 at
C-CAT.

2/1/10

Just in case you didn't know...there is this event
taking place over on the West Coast...

If you want to follow along and get the latest news
from SolidWorks World bloggers and attendees...try using Twitter search.

The Connecticut SolidWorks User Group has some
exciting news to share about our next meeting scheduled for 6pm, Thursday,
December 10th, 2009. The
meeting location will be at the workshop of one of America’s foremost
industrialists. His inventions and creations were ahead of there time.
In 1793, this particular invention revolutionized the cotton industry to a level
it had never seen before. Perhaps you have heard of the Cotton Gin.

So, do you know where it is? If you guessed the
Eli Whitney Museum in Hamden, CT, you are correct!

Please join us for some SolidWorks learning,
networking and fun at this old fashioned but working museum that displays many
of Eli’s creations. The life-like American Flyer train set display, which
was manufactured by the A.C. Gilbert Company of New Haven, will amaze you too.
You may have heard of another infamously clever A.C. Gilbert invention that is
also on display at the museum, the Erector Set. This one will surely bring
back some childhood memories.

Congrats gents and thanks to you and everyone else
that submitted a survey. ConnSWUG appreciates the support and the helpful
comments.

See all of you at the next meeting...sometime in
December.

10/01/09

Did you attend the last ConnSWUG and WMASS SWUG
meeting at the New England Air Museum?
If so then please take a few minutes and tell us what you thought. If you
did not attend the meeting...that's fine! If you're from the
Connecticut area, we still want your input. We will also randomly select two
folks** who submit a survey reply with a $5
Dunkin Donuts Gift Card. All survey's must be submitted by Oct 15th, 2009
to be eligible for the prize.

**Gift cards are not available to VAR employees,
SWUG leaders, SolidWorks employees, or Vendors but we would like to encourage
you to submit a survey regardless.

10/01/09

The Connecticut SolidWorks User Group would like to remind you to
register for the North Eastern
SolidWorks User Conference no later than Friday, October 2nd. The cost
of the event will rise to $65 as of October 3rd. So what are waiting for?
Click the link above!

This year's event is shaping up quite nicely with excellent presenters,
developer sessions, and vendors to see!

If you do attend, make sure you stop by the SolidWorks User Group
Network booth to say hello and to support your local user group.

Hope to see you there!

9/22/09

Great meeting last week! You missed a good one
if you weren't able to make it. I've never been to the
New England Air Museum before
but the place was PERFECT!!! I didn't get the chance to do the tour but I
plan to revisit soon to do just that. Sal Lama delivered as expected.
He is truly a gifted and very knowledgeable individual. Thanks Sal for
making our meeting that much better.

A huge thank you to Ed Poole of ConnSWUG, John
Matrishon and Mike Agan of WMASS SWUG for making this meeting a success.
There was no way one person could have done it all. This was a great team
effort from the first stages of planning right up to the day.

Look for meeting pictures to post this week!

On to future news...

North
Eastern SolidWorks
User Conference
registration is open don’t miss out on this great one day learning opportunity.
Visit www.neswuc.com
for more information.

You need to attend this event ...it's well worth it.
This event is organized by unselfish volunteerism from SWUG leaders all over New
England. Picture a one day SolidWorks World in your back yard...how cool
is that!

The
museum is available for tours and has offered discounted tickets to the group at
$9 a piece. Please call the museum at (860) 623-3305 for more information and to
purchase tickets. You can also buy tickets the day of the event. In
either case, be sure to mention the user group meeting by name or date.
You should allow about 2 hours for touring the museum.The tour is conducted by the museum.

See ya there!

9/8/09

Take the survey...perhaps you would like to suggest an
enhancement. If so then we want to hear from you...

The agenda for the September 17th meeting at the
N.E.A.M. has been posted...click the 'Meeting Info'
button at the left to find out more.

8/25/09

Summer is almost over ( seems like it just
arrived...yes? ) and though it appears as if ConnSWUG has been quiet...nothing
could be farther from the truth. Ed Poole and I have been planning for
meeting #3 (which was to happen in August) back in June. However,
scheduling conflicts, jobs, and other small casualties forced us to move this
meeting into September.

So let me briefly fill you in about this meeting.
Its called "Building
a Better Solid: Ways to enhance your SolidWorks Technique",
and is being presented by not only ConnSWUG but WMASS SWUG too. That's
right...this is a dual SWUG meeting at a really spectacular place...the
New England Air Museum in
Windsor Locks, CT. Special guest Sal Lama will be there too. Don't
get any better than that!

If you want
more info click the page below and check back here for updates.

New pictures have been added from the March 12th
meeting that was attended by enthusiastic SolidWorks users and SolidWorks CEO
Jeff Ray. Click the 'Meeting Pics' tab to take a look.

Just a reminder...ConnSWUG meeting this
Thursday, May 14th at Cabela's East Hartford.
Click on the 'Meeting Info' tab to see the latest agenda.

Hope to see you there!

Ed Gebo and Ed Poole...the ConnSWUG Executive Team.

4/30/09

The latest agenda has been posted. Click on
'Meeting Info' tab at the left to see the latest.

4/15/09

Good day...it's been a while since the last post so I
thought it would be best to do something about it so here it goes!

Our next meeting is back at
Cabela's in E. Hartford on Thursday May 14th. We have both rooms
available to us so lets fill it to capacity. Meet and greet to start at
5:15. Remember to get your meal ticket at the time of check-in. The
fine folks over at
Aerotek
will greet you at the door,
Services 4 Automation will be on hand to answer any MasterCAM questions you
have. InterPRO will also be
present to help you with any machining or 3D printing needs. And most
importantly, CAP Inc. is the sponsoring VAR
for the evening. They will have plenty of things to see, and staff on-hand
to help make your SolidWorks experience more rewarding. Now that's a
win-win night!

If you haven't done so already...go to
www.linkedin.com and find the group
Friends of ConnSWUG and become a member. Occasionally, I will
send out news and notes thru this site. It's a good tool for corresponding
to folks that are members of the group. You can also make specific
announcements or create discussion topics. LinkedIn is a very good
professional networking site...I highly recommend you join and it's free!

That's all I have for now...I'll post more soon...like
the agenda (once we iron out more details) and pictures from the last meeting.

Have a great day from the ConnSWUG Executive Committee

2/26/09

The agenda is now available for the very first
ConnSWUG meeting at Cabela's in East Hartford. You can find by clicking
Meeting Info to the left or
click
AGENDA to open it now and feed your need for instant gratification ;~)

2/25/09

Want to join ConnSWUG thru
LinkedIn? Click this web address to get to
ConnSWUG at LinkedIn. It's just that easy. I'll send updates to
both when they are available.

Whats that? Don't want to use LinkedIn or
Twitter to get updates or join?!? No Problem! Just send an email to
contact@connswug.com, fill in the required info...All is good!

Have a great day,

The ConnSWUG Executive Committee

2/20/2009

Good Day!

Welcome to the Connecticut SolidWorks User Group website. As the first
meeting date for ConnSWUG nears, we ask that you kindly RSVP as indicated below.
Click the 'Contact Us' tab at the lower left to send us an email with any questions or concerns you may have.